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1 " Your love should never be offered to the mouth of a Stranger / Only to someone who has the valor and daring to cut pieces of their soul off with a knife / Then weave them into a blanket to protect you. "
― Hafez
2 " For a day, just for one day,Talk about that which disturbs no oneAnd bring some peace into yourBeautiful eyes. "
― Hafez , The Subject Tonight Is Love: 60 Wild and Sweet Poems of Hafiz
3 " What does life give me in the end but sorrow?What do love's good and evil send but sorrow?I've only seen one true companion - pain,And I have known no faithful friend but sorrow. "
― Hafez , The nightingales are drunk
4 " When no one is looking,I swallow deserts and cloudsand chew on mountainsknowing they are sweet bones!When no one is lookingand I want to kiss God,I just lift my own hand to my mouth. "
― Hafez , The Rubaiyat of Hafiz
5 " An awake heart is like a sky that pours light. "
6 " Run my dear,From anythingThat may not strengthenYour precious budding wings. "
7 " True art awakens theExtraordinaryOvation "
― Hafez , The Gift
8 " My whole desire is to burn myself away. "
― Hafez , Hafiz of Shiraz: Thirty Poems: An Introduction to the Sufi Master
9 " A day of silence can be a pilgrimage in itself. "
― Hafez , I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy
10 " Build a House for men and birds.Sit with them and play music.For a day, for just one day,talk about that which disturbs no oneand bring some peace,my friend,into your beautiful eyes. "
11 " There is no faith in the smile of the rose "
12 " Come in, my dearFrom that harsh worldThat has rained elements of stoneUpon your tender face.Every soulShould receive a toast from usFor bravery! "
13 " The small woman Builds cages for everyone She Knows. While the sage, Who has to duck her head When the moon is low, Keeps dropping keys all night long For the Beautiful Rowdy Prisoners (Courtesy of my dear friend, Conni) "
14 " And the sun and the moon sometimes argue over who will tuck me in at night. If you think I am having more fun than anyone on this planet, you are absolutely correct. "
15 " You don’t have to act crazy anymore—We all know you were good at that,Now retire, my dear,From all that hard work you doOf bringing pain to your sweet eyes and heart.Look in a clear mountain mirrorSee the beautiful ancient warriorAnd the divine elements You always carry insideThat infused this universe with sacred lifeSo long ago "
16 " TRIPPING OVER JOYWhat is the differenceBetween your experience of ExistenceAnd that of a saint?The saint knowsThat the spiritual pathIs a sublime chess game with GodAnd that the BelovedHas just made such a Fantastic MoveThat the saint is now continuallyTripping over JoyAnd bursting out in LaughterAnd saying, “I Surrender!”Whereas, my dear,I am afraid you still thinkYou have a thousand serious moves. "
17 " So I will always lean my heart as close to your soul as I can. "
18 " He was so slim, his heart was visible "
19 " Art is the conversation between lovers. Art offers an opening for the heart. True art makes the divine silence in the soul Break into applause. "
20 " Fear not to follow with pious feet the corpse of Hafiz, for though he was drowned in the ocean of sin, he may find a place in paradise. "
― Hafez , The Divan
